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Social Studies - Unit 1 - Chapter 1
Times of Change
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Social Studies
8th Grade
10/30/2017

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Feudalism
Definition
A government system with ranks you are born into.
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Hierarchy
Definition
a ranking where people are separated one above another according to their importance. The level that you were born into is the one you are expected to your whole life.
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Allegiance
Definition
a promise to be loyal between individuals or groups.
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Manors
Definition
a piece of land granted to knights and noble in exchange for fighting
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Freemen
Definition
peasants who worked for pay or rented land from the nobles or knight.
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Serfs
Definition
peasants who are not allowed to leave the manor without the lords permission.
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Journeyman
Definition
someone a part of a guild trying to become a master. They must take a test to become journeyman and work and train as an apprentice.
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Monastery
Definition
a building/s housing a group of monks for religion.
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Sumptuary laws
Definition
a law that controlled how people spent their money. These laws also dictated what people of different classes could wear.
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Tithe
Definition
a fee (a portion of crops and earnings) that must be paid by members of the congregation.
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What was medieval country life like?
Definition
Peasants got land and worked together for farming. For the land, he gave a portion of produce and do other things the lord asks for. People were not educated but they had protection
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What was medieval town life like?
Definition
Walls surrounded with shops that sold goods and usually a castle, palace or monastery inside. It was dirty and crowded but you had freedom and opportunity
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What were four challenges to the Feudal System explain
Definition
The Black Death time money peasant revolt
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The Black Death
Definition
It was a disease that killed many people brought by fleas on rats. There was no cure. It was thought to be a punishment from God.
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What was the ranking of the feudal system
Definition
The crown - barons and bishops - knights - commoners
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What was growing
Definition
ther dhurdh empire. many more churches were built.
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What was happening with religion and the curch
Definition
They thought that god was abandoning them and they questioned their faith. People were still dying. Church was super wealthy. Some clergy members were more interested in luxurious living than spiritual values.
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What happenned to the feudal system?
Definition
Society was less strictly organized creativity with arts and science would begin
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Who was Christine de Pisan
Definition
She said that women and men should be able to participate equally in society.
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Who was Martin Luther
Definition
He protested and reformed against the corruption of the Church.
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Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
Definition
He said that the sun was in the middle of the universe not the earth.
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Who was Leonardo da Vinci
Definition
He was an architect, inventor, engineer, painter, and musician. He painted the Mona Lisa which is one of the most popular paintings in the world.
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